Meaning

2 senses
  1. An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

    inherited traits and acquired traits

    The number one personality trait I hate is hypocrisy. Why can't you be consistent!?

    Eigenschaft, Zug

    черта́čertá, осо́бенностьosóbennostʹ, прису́щееprisúščeje

    ри́саrýsa

  2. An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

    Traits are somewhat between an interface and a mixin.

    типа́жtipáž, трейтtrejt

More definitions
  • a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

Examples

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  1. It's a family trait.

    deDas liegt in der Familie.

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  2. I like this trait of his personality.

    Мені подобається ця риса його характеру.

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  3. Does she have any special trait?

    ruУ него есть особые приметы?

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  4. The coccyx is a vestigial trait.

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  5. Woman's intuition is clearly a valuable trait.

    ruЖенская интуиция очевидно ценная особенность.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an identifying characteristic, habit or trend:
Русский
By meaning 2
an identifying characteristic, habit or trend:
uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an identifying characteristic, habit or trend:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French trait (“line, feature”), from Latin tractus (“drawing, pulling

Borrowed from Middle French trait (“line, feature”), from Latin tractus (“drawing, pulling”), from Latin trahō. Doublet of tract.

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